LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Australia Ensemble’s No Strings Attached
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC No Strings AttachedAustralia EnsembleSir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales, 27 April UNSW’s resident Australia Ensemble is in […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Alison goes to A Flowering Tree
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) A Flowering TreeOpera QueenslandQPAC, 2 April 2019 When Opera Queensland’s 2019 season was announced, A Flowering Tree […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees an opera about Tang Xianzu
BY WENDY ZHANG Tang Xianzu: The Playwright in Concert Presented by China National Arts Fund, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and AusfengSydney Opera House, 7 April […]
LIVE REVIEW // Angelo sees WASO play games and movies
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA We would like to welcome Angelo in his first review as part of the CutCommon team. Symphonic FantasyWest Australian Symphony OrchestraPerth Concert […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alexandra sees The Song Company
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW Pärt PassioThe Song CompanySt Andrews Church in Brighton, 12 April Arvo Pärt composed his Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to Ay Pachanga
BY WENDY ZHANG Ay Pachanga: The Story of Salsa Cadencia ProductionsManning Bar, Sydney, 30 March Ay Pachanga, the story of salsa and a celebration of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alexandra sees Pinchgut Opera
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW Pinchgut OperaBach and TelemannElisabeth Murdoch Hall, 6 April All Saints Day, 1755, Lisbon. The faithful congregate in churches across the city, giving […]
ALBUM REVIEW // Jeffrey listens to Gernot Wolfgang’s new release
BY JEFFREY PALMER Vienna and the WestGernot Wolfgang (composer)Albany Records, 2019 Gernot Wolfgang is one of those contemporary chamber music composers that pushes musical boundaries […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Music on Music
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Music on MusicSydney Chamber ChoirUniversity of Sydney, 30 March Sometimes, I feel like I give the game away a little […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Frances Madden
BY WENDY ZHANG Frances MaddenJazz Classics series The Foundry616, 15 March On a cold, drizzly night in March, I had the pleasure to listen to […]